word

n

1one of the units of speech or writing that native speakers of a language usually regard as the smallest isolable meaningful element of the language, although linguists would analyse these further into morphemesRelated adj→
lexical→
verbal

2an instance of vocal intercourse; chat, talk, or discussionto have a word with someone

3an utterance or expression, esp. a brief onea word of greeting

4news or informationhe sent word that he would be late

5a verbal signal for action; commandwhen I give the word, fire!

6an undertaking or promiseI give you my word, he kept his word

7an autocratic decree or utterance; orderhis word must be obeyed

8a watchword or slogan, as of a political partythe word now is ``freedom''

9(Computing)a set of bits used to store, transmit, or operate upon an item of information in a computer, such as a program instruction

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as good as one's worddoing what one has undertaken or promised to do

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at a wordat once

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by word of mouthorally rather than by written means

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in a wordbriefly or in short

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my word!

aan exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.

b(Austral)an exclamation of agreement

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of one's wordgiven to or noted for keeping one's promisesI am a man of my word

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put in a word or good word forto make favourable mention of (someone); recommend

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take someone at his or her wordto assume that someone means, or will do, what he or she sayswhen he told her to go, she took him at his word and left

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take someone's word for itto accept or believe what someone says

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the last word

athe closing remark of a conversation or argument, esp. a remark that supposedly settles an issue

bthe latest or most fashionable design, make, or modelthe last word in bikinis

ghost wordna word that has entered the language through the perpetuation, in dictionaries, etc., of an error

loan wordna word adopted, often with some modification of its form, from one language into another

nonce wordna word coined for a single occasion

portmanteau wordnanother name for→
blend→
7(C19: from the idea that two meanings are packed into one word)

reserved wordna word in a programming language or computer system that has a fixed meaning and therefore cannot be redefined by a programmer

Wordn♦
the

1(Christianity)the 2nd person of the Trinity

2Scripture, the Bible, or the Gospels as embodying or representing divine revelation,(Often called)
the Word of God(translation of Greek logos, as in John 1:1)

-wordn combining formpreceded by the and an initial lettera euphemistic way of referring to a word by its first letter because it is considered to be in some way unmentionable by the userthe C-word, meaning cancer

word associationnan early method of psychoanalysis in which the patient thinks of the first word that comes into consciousness on hearing a given word. In this way it was claimed that aspects of the unconscious could be revealed before defence mechanisms intervene

word blindnessnthe nontechnical name for alexia and dyslexia♦
word-blindadj

word classn(Linguistics)a form class in which the members are wordsSee→
part of speech

word deafnessnloss of ability to understand spoken words, esp. as the result of a cerebral lesion,(Also called)
auditory aphasia♦
word-deafadj

word gamenany game involving the formation, discovery, or alteration of a word or words

word ordernthe arrangement of words in a phrase, clause, or sentence. In many languages, including English, word order plays an important part in determining meanings expressed in other languages by inflections

a portmanteau of 'employer' and 'voyeurism'. signifies the act of searching for an employer or the practice of an employer when looking to fill positions. The term places an emphasis on the secretive connotation of the word 'voyeur', denoting a clandestine and thus superior form of employment search

[Tech.] Ex.: Employerism is what one must engage in, if one wishes to embark upon a more productive job hunt!

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